Netted Feather Robes
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An article on the netted feather cloaks, capes and helmets of Hawaii, made by tying tufts of small feathers to a filet mesh of olona fibre. It describes how the birds were caught, the feather types and colors used, the designs, and the famous royal pieces such as Kamehameha's mamo cloak. It also covers collections in the Bishop Museum and elsewhere, and briefly mentions feather fabrics from Brazil and China. Illustrations show a Hawaiian man in a helmet, King Kaumualii's helmet and King Kamehameha in his cloak.
- Type
- Article
- Date
- 1925
- Language
- English
- Pages
- 8
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From Ralph Griswold's Digital Archive, delivered by the University of Arizona.
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